Market Moves
US Corporate Pension Funded Status Improves After Equity’s Strong April
Liabilities also increased in the month, and while watching Fed rates closely, more pension plans neared full funding.
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Pensions
Corporate Pension Funding Ratios See Slight Increase in February
Volatile equity market performance mostly offset the impact of lower liability values in February, resulting in a modest boost in corporate pension funded ratios.
Pensions
Corporate Pension Funding Posts Small Gain in January
Lower effective yields on 10- and 30-year Treasury bonds, and on corporate credit, decreased the discount rate, offsetting strong equity gains.
Pensions
Poor December Equity Performance Reduces Pension Funding Status
Corporate pension funding statuses marginally retreat from record funding levels to end 2022.
Pensions
Strong November for Equities Yields Lower Pension Funding
Most gauges of U.S. corporate pension health remained fully funded in November, even as they dropped from higher levels earlier in the year, data showed.
Pensions
U.S. Pension Funding Ratios Continue to Increase
Better equity performance and higher interest rates in October contribute to pensions nearing full funding.
Pensions
Funding Status of Pensions Increases Marginally Despite Equity Market Downturn
Concluding the September pension watch, two consultants monitored that funding ratios in U.S. plans had eclipsed over 100% funded.
Asset Allocation
Higher Discount Rates Offset Lower Equity Values in August
U.S. corporate pension funds improve by 0.7 percentage points, to 99.0% in August from 98.3% in July.
Asset Allocation
Higher Stocks Benefit US Corporate Plans in July
Despite lower discount rates, aggregate funding level for plans of S&P 1500 companies rose to 102%.
Newsmakers
Conflicting Data on Corporate Pension Funded Status for May
Some consultants report an increase in funded ratios, others report a decrease, while others report minimal change.
Regulation
How Is Europe’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation Working Out?
The rules require firms with 500 or more employees to disclose multiple ESG metrics.
Manager Selection
Advisors Asset Management Taps Clifford Corso as CIO
He leaves Insight Investment to oversee nearly $40 billion in assets
Asset Allocation
Exclusive Coverage: CIOs Assess How Pension Fund Investors Can Be Successful After COVID-19
Better governance, flexibility, and clever investment strategies and solutions can prepare pension funds for the future, plan leaders say.
People Moves Roundup
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People Moves Roundup
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